This picture shows the shocking damage caused when a car and Luas collided this evneing.

The horror smash happened near the Aisling Hotel, on Benburb Street, in Dublin , at around 5pm.

A woman, who was a passenger on the Tallaght-bound tram, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The crash caused long delays on the red line and a number of passengers taking to Twitter spread the news.

Following the collision, a statement from Luas read: "Please be advised that services on the Red Line (The Point/Connolly to Tallaght/Saggart) are only running at the moment from Blackhorse to Tallaght/Saggart.